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SHANGHAI — A US military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had...

Blasts heard in Kyiv, around Ukraine in early hours of New Year’s Day

KYIV — Numerous blasts were heard in Kyiv and in other places around Ukraine and air raid sirens wailed across...

UK to require Covid-19 negative tests for arrivals from China

The UK said on Friday (Dec 30) that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative Covid-19 test after...

Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95, was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday (Dec 31) aged 95, was the first pontiff...

Pele or Maradona? Debate will continue raging over who was greater

December 30, 2022

Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered...

Football star Pele, Brazilian legend of the beautiful game, dies at 82

December 30, 2022

SAO PAULO - Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest...

Trump tax returns to be released by US House panel on Friday

Former Republican President Donald Trump's redacted tax returns will be made public on Friday, a spokesperson for the US House of...

As Buffalo begins to thaw, US police check for victims house to house

BUFFALO, New York — National Guard troops trudged door-to-door in search of additional winter storm victims on Wednesday (Dec 28), traversing...

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions

MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Wednesday (Dec 28) dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the...

Lionel Messi to return to PSG in early January, says Galtier